RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Elster (NYSE: ELT),
announced today that Corporacion Nacional de Electricidad (CNEL),
the single largest energy corporation in Ecuador with more than 1.2 million end
customers, has selected Elster to provide its advanced metering
infrastructure (AMI) deployment.
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CNEL will deploy Elster's EnergyAxis® solution to create a
hosted AMI system that will improve customer service and meter
reading for its residents. The utility services approximately
30 percent of the country's customer base. The EnergyAxis
system will help CNEL protect revenue, reduce non-technical losses
and improve operations.
The initial phase of the EnergyAxis deployment will include more
than 15,000 endpoints and more than 900 Low Voltage (LV) AGInodes™
to monitor distribution transformers in Manta, Puerto Viejo and Machala, three cities located
within Manabi and El Oro, two of CNEL's regional distribution
companies. The installation will eventually include other CNEL
regional distribution companies, which include: Esmeraldas,
Santa Elena, Milagro, Guayas-Los
Rios, Los Rios, Bolivar, Santo
Domingo and Sucumbios.
The EnergyAxis LV AGInode power measurement sensors use an
open-core current sensor that easily connects to and disconnects
from a distribution transformer. As a result, the LV AGInode
monitors voltage as well as derives power quality measurement (PQM)
quantities. Elster's integrated metrology accurately digitizes
these measurements and, using its integrated 900 MHz radio,
transmits the data to an A3 ALPHA gatekeeper on the EnergyAxis
network. This enables utilities to provide accurate and reliable
results and increase cost efficiencies.
"Elster's EnergyAxis provides a comprehensive solution to help
us better manage and monitor our energy use, benefitting our
customers and our business," said Tito
Torres Sarmiento, general manager, CNEL. "We look forward to
expanding our AMI system to all of our regional distribution
companies in the future."
"The CNEL EnergyAxis deployment demonstrates the growing trend
of advanced infrastructure in Ecuador and exemplifies the Latin American
market as leaders in the adoption of AMI and Smart Grid solutions,"
said Ed Myszka, president, Elster
Solutions.
"We are pleased to expand our presence in this important
market. In addition to an AMI deployment in Electrica de
Guayaquil, Elster's EnergyAxis now has more than 35,000 endpoints
in Ecuador," Myszka added.
About Elster
Elster (NYSE: ELT) is one of the world's largest electricity,
gas and water measurement and control providers. Its offerings
include distribution monitoring and control, advanced smart
metering, demand response, networking and software solutions, and
numerous related communications and services – key components for
enabling consumer choice, operational efficiency and conservation.
Its products and solutions are widely used by utilities in the
traditional and emerging Smart Grid markets.
Elster has one of the most extensive installed revenue
measurement bases in the world, with more than 200 million metering
devices deployed over the course of the last 10 years. It sells its
products and services in more than 130 countries across
electricity, gas, water and multi-utility applications for
residential, commercial and industrial, and transmission and
distribution applications.
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